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Ruth Nvumetta Kavuma is a Ugandan whose teaching life has rotated around Gayaza High School.

Background
Ruth Nvumetta Kavuma was born in Ssese islands and bred in Gayaza High School, she headed one of the country’s most prestigious girls’ schools, but done so as its first black headteacher.

Education and Career
Ruth Nvumetta Kavuma joined Makerere University, Uganda's oldest University for a science degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, only to drop Chemistry for Psychology. She was offered a job as an engineering trainee with Uganda Post Office and Telecommunication.she realised she did not like engineering. she returned to Makerere university for a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (1979-1980).

It was at this point that she was posted to her academic motherland (Gayaza High School),The same year she joined the school (as a teacher), she was nominated to the Parents and Teachers Association as a teachers’ representative, In 1983, She was appointed acting deputy headteacher and confirmed later in the year, until she retired into politics in 2001 as Kalangala District woman MP. She is the chairperson of the board of governors of CGC (Concern for the Girl Child, a local non-governmental organisation).

Achievements
Ruth Nvumetta Kavuma was the first Ugandan headmistress Gayaza High school.

During her tenure, she revived compulsory Sunday prayers, which her predecessor had made optional.

She built another laboratory, the deputy head teacher’s office and refurbished the head teacher’s house, computer centre.